Pyry Soiri

Pyry Soiri (born 22 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB and the Finland national team. Born to a Finnish mother and a Namibian father, he spent most of his childhood in Africa.[1] He began his senior career at the age of 17 playing for MYPA. Soiri made his international debut for Finland in November 2017 and has since had over 20 caps. He appeared in 9 out of 10 of Finland´s UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland national team for the first time secure its place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.

Pyry Soiri
Personal information
Full name Pyry Henri Hidipo Soiri
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994
Place of birth Ekenäs, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2009 PPJ
2010–2011 MYPA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 MYPA 50 (2)
2012 → JäPS (loan) 2 (0)
2012 → KTP (loan) 12 (2)
2015–2017 VPS 62 (14)
2017–2018 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 26 (3)
2018–2019 Admira Wacker 12 (2)
2019– Esbjerg fB 36 (2)
National team‡
2013 Finland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 Finland U20 5 (1)
2014–2016 Finland U21 13 (0)
2017– Finland 28 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

Danish club Esbjerg fB announced on 18 June 2019, that they had signed Soiri on a contract until June 2022.[2]

International career

On 6 October 2017, Soiri made his debut for Finland's senior national team in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. Brought on as a substitute late in the match, he scored the equalising goal for the 1–1 draw in the 90th minute.[3]

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2017Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia Croatia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.9 November 2017Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland Estonia1–03–0Friendly
3.26 March 2018Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey Malta5–05–0Friendly
4.15 October 2018Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland Greece1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
5.26 March 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. Youngster realising dream in Scandinavia
  2. Esbjerg fB køber Pyry Soiri, efb.dk, 18 June 2019
  3. "Croatia lose driving seat after 1-1 draw with Finland". Reuters. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "Soiri, Pyry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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